Data Compression and Hiding Using Advanced SMVQ and Image Inpainting

Data hiding is a process that includes converting the secret data like a video file, an audio file, an image, etc. Into cover data. It is popularly used in various applications like medical fields, military applications, etc. The reversible data hiding is nowadays the most used research area in the field of secret data hiding. In this project, side-match vector quantization and image in painting is used for an integrated data-hiding and compression scheme that is used for digital images. A combined data hiding and compression technique which is based on SMVQ (side-match vector quantization) and image in painting is proposed. Two functions, data hiding and image compression can be integrated into one single code to secure the private data more efficiently.